Louis van Gaal is convinced he has the Manchester United job.

The Mail on Sunday says Van Gaal is preparing to take over as manager at Manchester United next season - even though United say that they have yet to make a final decision.

After detailed talks last week, the current Holland manager believes he has a verbal agreement to take over from David Moyes and is planning to ask Patrick Kluivert and current stand-in manager Ryan Giggs to be his assistants.

Though United do not wish to be rushed into making an announcement, Van Gaal is ahead of other candidates in that he is able to negotiate freely.